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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nArmy. The air transported units will be brought up to authorized strength\nby the 24th Division. (SECRET) (FECOM)\ng. The Eighth Army has been directed by CINCFE to attach a\ncompany of the heavy tank battalion of the First Cavalry Division to the\n24th Division and move the company by water to Korea. (SECRET)\n(FECOM)\nNAVY\nh. The British frigate BLACK SWAN has joined the U.S. cruiser\nJUNEAU, together with other U.S. and British units of CTF 90, CTG 96.0\nenroute to Pusan.\ni. U.S. Military Attache, Wellington, reports that the New Zealand\nfrigates STUTPRA and PUKAKI have left Auckland for Hong Kong, with two\nmore frigates available.\nAIR\nj. Considerable air activity in Suwon area, with six North Korean\naircraft and four unidentified aircraft strafing Suwon airstrip and trains\nin vicinity. Also reported that four jet aircraft, light green in color with\nred star on fuselage, strafed Suwon airstrip. (Reported in Joint Daily\nSummary No. 5, paragraph 2 e, but not as jets.) New enemy tactics appear\nin use of low flying aircraft as decoys supported by high cover of fighters.\nEstimated strength North Korean aircraft at Pyongyang, 25 Yak-7B or\nYak-9 and Il-10; at Yonpo, 50 Yak-7B or Yak-9 and Il-10; and Sinmak,\n25 Yak-7B or Yak-9 and I1-10; at Pyongyang, 15 11-10; and, at Wonsan,\n20 Yak-7B or Yak-9. (D/I-USAF) (SECRET)\nk. USAF B-29's hit Yonpo Airfield and airfields in vicinity of\nPyongyang with good results. Other operations destroyed one La-7 and\none Yak-9, twelve tanks, ammo dump, twenty trucks, and several naval\ncraft. (D/I-USAF) (SECRET)\n1. Planned USAF operations for 3 July (KT) include fighters and\nlight bombers in support of U.S. and South Korean ground forces. Trans-\nport aircraft continuing airlift of U.S. troops and equipment to Pusan.\n20th Air Force released from operations 3 July for maintenance and crew\nrest. The 7th Fleet aircraft on 3 July (KT) are to have exclusive use of\narea north of 38th parallel and northwest of line bearing 200 from vicinity\nof Kaesong. FEAF aircraft will not fly in that area. (D/I-USAF) (SECRET)"
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